Permission denied: '/llmvision'

[sshaikh]

Bug Description

llmvision fails to start with the above exception in the logs

Version: 1.3.6

Logs

Logger: homeassistant.config_entries
Source: config_entries.py:640
First occurred: 16:04:53 (1 occurrences)
Last logged: 16:04:53

Error setting up entry LLM Vision Events for llmvision
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/homeassistant/homeassistant/lib/python3.13/site-packages/homeassistant/config_entries.py", line 640, in __async_setup_with_context
    result = await component.async_setup_entry(hass, self)
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "/home/homeassistant/atal/homeassistant-config/homeassistant/custom_components/llmvision/__init__.py", line 118, in async_setup_entry
    await hass.loop.run_in_executor(None, partial(os.makedirs, "/llmvision", exist_ok=True))
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.13/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 59, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "<frozen os>", line 227, in makedirs
PermissionError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/llmvision'

[sshaikh]

Creating the folder manually fixes this, not sure if this still requires tracking.

[valentinfrlch]

Thanks for reporting this! Yes, ideally this should be handled gracefully. Do you have any special permission set? How did you install Home Assistant?

[sshaikh]

I think they call it "home assistant core" ie directly on to Debian (via a venv). HA itself is run via a service user (ie not root) so it makes sense such a directory wouldn't be available.

[valentinfrlch]

I see. Makes sense then that folder permissions could be a problem. The problem is likely that /llmvision will actually try to create a top level folder in your case instead of the /homeassistant/llmvision that it's supposed to create. Maybe ./llmvision would work.

[sshaikh]

I'm no expert, but presumably HA itself has a reference to its working directory?

[etnoy]

I had the same issue and had to create this folder in the system root. Not ideal

[valentinfrlch]

I'm no expert, but presumably HA itself has a reference to its working directory?

Indeed it does. Issue should be fixed.